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"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space on the infinite highway of the air."
- Wilbur Wright -
(1867 - 1912)
Air Travel Disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
The second eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland on 14 April 2010 caused extensive air travel disruption across large parts of Europe. In response to fears that particles ejected by the volcano into standard flight corridors could damage aircraft engines, the airspace of many countries was closed, stranding millions of travellers. It was the largest air traffic shut-down since World War II.
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